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.TH "DROP RULE" SQL 11/05/95 PostgreSQL PostgreSQL
.SH NAME
drop rule \- removes a current rule from Postgres 
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
\fBdrop rule\fR rule_name
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
This command drops the rule named rule_name from the specified Postgres
rule system.  Postgres will immediately cease enforcing it and will purge
its definition from the system catalogs.
.SH EXAMPLE
.nf
--
--This example drops the rewrite rule example_1
--
drop rule example_1
.fi
.SH "SEE ALSO"
create rule(l),
drop view(l).
.SH BUGS
Once a rule is dropped, access to historical information the rule has
written may disappear.
